Certified Nursing Assistant

*Job Description:* Specialty Areas: Medical Surgical, Critical Care Unit, Surgical Unit, and Emergency Room To assist licensed personnel in the delivery of quality patient care.
FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS Inclement Weather: Essential Client Age Group: FLSA: Non-Exempt Salary Grade: Varies *Physical Demands: Regularly (R), Periodically (P), Essential (E) or Non-Essential (NE)*Vision (Corrected/Normal): (R)Colored Vision: (R)Hearing (Corrected/Normal): (R)Sense of Touch: (R)Sense of Smell: (R)Finger Dexerity: (R)Temperature Discrimination: (R)Clear Oral Communication: (R)Pushing: (R)Lifting: (R)Lifting (Floor to Waist): (R)Lifting—12” to waist: (R)Lifting—Waist to Shoulders: (R)Lifting—Shoulder to Overhead: (P)Reaching Overhead: (P)Reaching Forward: (R)Carrying: (R)Standing: (R)Sitting: (R)Squatting: (R)Stooping: (R)Walking: (R)Running: (P)Stairs (Ascending/Descending): (R)Turning (Head/Neck): (R)Repetitive Leg/Arm Movement: (R)Use of Foot or Hand Controls: (R) JOB REQUIREMENTS *Minimum Education: *High School Graduate or GED equivalent.
Completion of Nurse Technician program preferred.
*Minimum Work Experience: *Nurse Technician experience preferred.
*Required Licenses: *Nursing Assistant Must be a Certified Nurse Assistant.
Must possess a current certification in BLS.
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience.
Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.
Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
Maintains compliance with organization's policies for handling confidential patient information.
Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information.
Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization.
Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, and local requirements, and TJC standards and/or standards from other accrediting bodies.
*ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS* Assists in admission process by obtaining vital signs, providing personal care items and room orientation.
Places patients last name and room number on personal items.
Ability to identify changes in patients condition, abnormal vital and intake and output.
Utilizes critical thinking skills in prioritization of care.
Participates in the development and prioritization of individualized care plan.
Provides input to registered nurse.
Collaborates plan of care with health care team.
Assist registered nurse in discharge planning by communicating patients participation in care.
Obtains vital signs as directed by physician and plan of care.
Obtains intake and output as directed by physician and plan of care.
Notifies RN/LPN of change in patient condition, abnormal vital and I/O in a timely manner.
Provides safe environment.
Includes patient caregiver, and disciplines in care.
Documents all patient and family teaching on Interdisciplinary Education Record.
Demonstrates correct use and troubleshooting of equipment.
Participates in the evaluation of the plan of care.
Documents outcomes met or not met.
Assists in modification of plan based on patient's response, and provides information to RN/LPN.
Ability to take directions for RN/LPN.
Attempts to resolve conflict independently, if unable, seeks the assistance of the Charge Nurse and the Clinical Nurse Manager.
Provides health care at the best value without compromising patient care.
Utilizes Pyxis appropriately, obtains items under specific patient's name and returns unused items.
Responsible and accountable for all actions.
Mobilizes patient's as per physician order.
Notifies RN if patient refuses to mobilize, and documents on activity record.
Offers/Provides bath, linen change to patients who require assistance or complete care, and documents on activity record.
Provides additional clean wash cloth and towel for patient use during the shift.
Notifies RN if patient refuses bath and/or linen change, and documents on activity record.
Observes patient's skin condition and notifies RN of presence of reddened areas or an changes in skin condition.
Accurately documents patient activity , intake and output and vital signs on the Patient Profile.
Consistently rounds on patients to anticipate needs.
Provides ice water at least once every shift to bedside for patients who are able to have ice water.
Removes additional fluids from patients on fluid restrictions.
Passes meal trays in a timely manner, providing wet cloth for patients use.
Ensures that all patients who are able, are sitting up and are comfortable for the meal.
Picks up meal trays in a timely manner.
Feeds patients who are unable to feed themselves.
Follows directions form RN and/or Speech Pathologist for the feeding of patient on aspiration precautions.
Provides assistance to physician during examination of patient as needed.
Packages and cleans used equipment appropriately and then transports to Sterile Processing.
Transports patients to procedure as needed.
Regularly attends monthly staff meetings.
Remains informed by consistently reading staff meetings minutes.
*NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS* Other duties as assigned.
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17 per hour Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off * Tuition reimbursement * Vision insurance Medical specialties: * Medical-Surgical Standard shift: * Day shift * Night shift Weekly schedule: * 3x12 * Monday to Friday * Weekends as needed Ability to commute/relocate: * Hopkinsville, KY 42240: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required) Application Question(s): * Do you have a Kentucky State license? License/Certification: * CPR Certification (Preferred) Work Location: In person